dc.contributor.author	Winchester, Daniel
dc.date.accessioned	2023-07-28T18:27:11Z
dc.date.available	2023-07-28T18:27:11Z
dc.date.issued	2023-07
dc.identifier.other	21b39d7c-10ca-49a0-802b-a3995d845c35	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10428/6795
dc.description.abstract	The rise of the “Female Gaze” in cinema as a means of retelling and reframing female stories within literature has become an important response to study. The female gaze uses three primary viewpoints: the individual filming, the viewer, and the character(s) present on screen. Through a combination of feminist and film theories, I argue that the female gaze has allowed for a more complex, nuanced, and accurate understanding of past works within modern storytelling. This thesis focuses on director Rebecca Hall’s 2021 film, Passing, and Apple TV’s series, Dickinson, to tie together the idea of using the female gaze to reclaim narratives, spaces, and discussions. In Dickinson’s case, the series re-examines the life of Emily Dickinson, labeling her as a war poet for the first time in American history. In Passing’s case, the film re-examines the relationship between the two central characters (Irene and Clare), labeling Clare as a hunter instead of a victim. In general, the purpose of this thesis is to examine a rising literary movement within modern media, exploring how this movement reworks older literature and contemporizes it.	en_US
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dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.rights	This dissertation is protected by the Copyright Laws of the United States (Public Law 94-553, revised in 1976). Consistent with fair use as defined in the Copyright Laws, brief quotations from this material are allowed with proper acknowledgement. Use of the materials for financial gain with the author's expressed written permissions is not allowed.	en_US
dc.subject	English literature	en_US
dc.subject	Film studies	en_US
dc.subject	Academic theses	en_US
dc.title	Just Between Us Did the Love Affair Maim You Too? A Study in Female Reclamation	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Department of English of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences	en_US
dc.description.advisor	James, Christine
dc.description.committee	Wood, Adam
dc.description.committee	Hall, Deborah
dc.description.degree	M.A.	en_US
dc.description.major	English	en_US